Tag: writing

Don’t Sell Your Soul for a Million Readers. Sell Your Heart for Just One

~ Cristian Mihai ~ 9 Comments
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“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” — Ernest Hemingway

Darius Foroux wrote this gem of an article, and I want to add my own words.

Blogging is mostly a balancing act. Just like walking on tightrope.

One one hand, you have to write about the things that matter to you. And you have to write them however you feel like it. On the other hand, you have to cater to your audience and deliver them what they want to read most.

What do most bloggers do?

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The 5 Most Overlooked Habits of Extremely Successful Bloggers

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Whether we have 100 or 100, 000 readers, we all write articles by placing one word after another. We all have the same number of letters available to us, the same number of words in the dictionary.

Yet, it’s not the words we use, but rather the habits we cultivate, that most influence our success as bloggers.

That’s why I am sharing with you a few habits that are going to revolutionize the way you approach blogging as an art, as a craft, and as a business.

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The Honest Truth About What It Takes to Earn a Living Blogging

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From time to time, I write a post about making money blogging. It’s not often, because I think that all the other aspects of blogging matter a lot more.

Making money blogging is about consistently producing quality content.

Making money blogging is about networking and building an audience.

Making money blogging is about adding value to other people’s lives.

Making money blogging is as simple as asking yourself, “Would I pay to read a blog like mine?”

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[Blogging Mindset] The Snowball Effect

~ Cristian Mihai ~ 4 Comments

There are two different ways to approach blogging.

One is to sprint. Your enthusiasm fuels your inspiration. You punch the damn keys. You write, write, write, publishing one post after another. You interact with other bloggers, you try to take advantage of any guest posting opportunity, blogging award, or challenge.

But then you run out of steam. You cannot maintain momentum. You are tired. You give up.

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The Most Underrated Blogging Technique Ever

~ Cristian Mihai ~ 17 Comments

Today I realized that it’s become a task of epic proportions to read all the content I wrote about blogging. All the steps, the habits, the guides, the shortcuts and growth hacks.

I’m not saying it can’t be done, I’m just saying it would take a lot of time.

And then there’s the billion other articles from all the other bloggers who share blogging advice, tips and tricks.

This, in itself, is not a bad thing, but it can be if you use it as a clever way to procrastinate.

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The System I Use to Write Over 100 Blog Posts Every Month

~ Cristian Mihai ~ 20 Comments

Most bloggers struggle with getting their writing done for one surprising reason: they approach writing as the act of creating something out of nothing. It’s the main reason you want to bash your head against the keyboard.

In fact, writing the damn thing should be the easiest part of content creation.

Once I realized that you can’t create something out of nothing, I could wake up at 5 AM, have a sip of coffee, and sit down to punch those damn keys until my hands hurt.

No more time wasted staring stupidly into the abyss of a blank document, no more cursing that blinking cursor thing.

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The #1 Thing You Need to Succeed As a Blogger

~ Cristian Mihai ~ 14 Comments

With a headline like that, you’re probably wondering what is this most important, phenomenally crucial, aspect you need to make it as a blogger.

If you’re like most people, you probably think it’s:

Nope, it’s neither one of these.

The number one, the most important ingredient, the determining factor of your success as a blogger is this:

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The Biggest Mistake a Beginner Blogger Can Make

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Up until a couple months ago I used to coach a lot of bloggers via Skype. Or some other video conferencing app. It doesn’t matter.

The vast majority of them were, obviously, beginners. People who had started a blog a few weeks prior to deciding that I was their best bet at online fame. And during our first chat, there was something that I’d notice in the way they spoke: they were afraid.

And it was this strange mutation of fear; they were afraid that no one would ever read their stuff, afraid that they were never going to be as good as their favorite bloggers.

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